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Workforce Demographics

2026 Michigan Healthcare Industry Workforce Analysis Report
Workforce Demographics

The Healthcare sector was similar to the statewide distribution of employment by age group, with the bulk of the workforce in prime working years (ages 25 to 54).

Figure 3: 2024 Michigan Healthcare Employment by Age

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Source: 2024 One-Year Public Use Microdata Samples, American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

 

The Healthcare sector was closely aligned with the state in employment by age group. The most notable difference being the share of those under age 25 in the field. Just 10 percent of Healthcare employees were between the ages of 16 and 24 compared to more than 14 percent statewide. Many careers in Healthcare require some postsecondary education or training, which likely contributes to the lower share of young workers. However, Michigan’s population is older than other states. With an advanced median age, the state and Healthcare sector will continue to be more reliant on an aging workforce. 

 

On average, those working in the Healthcare sector had higher levels of education than the statewide average.

Figure 4: 2024 Michigan Healthcare Employment by Educational Attainment

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Source: 2024 One-Year Public Use Microdata Samples, American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

 

Those working in the Healthcare sector were typically more educated than the statewide workforce. The share of workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher in Healthcare was nearly 10 percentage points greater than the share across Michigan. 

More than three in four employees in the Healthcare sector were women.

Figure 5: 2024 Michigan Healthcare Employment by Gender

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Source: 2024 One-Year Public Use Microdata Samples, American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

 

The Healthcare sector was more heavily reliant on female employment. More than three out of every four employees were women compared to roughly one out of every two employees across the state. Women were heavily represented in Healthcare support occupations for the sector but less represented in Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations. 

The racial and ethnic makeup of workers in the Healthcare sector is similar to statewide employment.

Figure 6: 2024 Michigan Healthcare Employment by Race and Ethnicity

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Source: 2024 One-Year Public Use Microdata Samples, American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

 

Healthcare and Michigan were closely aligned when looking at employment distribution by race and ethnicity. The sector had a slightly lower share of those who are white and a greater share of those who are Black. Every other group was within about a 1 percentage point difference from the state.

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